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Verizon Communications CEO Lowell McAdam says his company isn't in negotiations with Vodafone Group about buying Vodafone's 45% interest in Verizon Wireless. "There's no discussions about it," he told Reuters, while adding that such a transaction is "feasible."

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Shareholders of Canada's three major telecoms breathed a sign of relief after Verizon Communications CEO Lowell McAdam said Tuesday the U.S. carrier will not look to expand to the north. "It has nothing to do with the Vodafone deal -- it has to do with our view of what kind of value we could get for shareholders," McAdam said. The Canadian government said Verizon's decision will make no difference in its plans to hold a January 2014 wireless spectrum auction in hopes of attracting a strong fourth player in the market.

In a move that surprised analysts, Verizon Wireless on Monday declared a $7 billion dividend to co-owners Verizon Communications and Vodafone. Lowell McAdam, Verizon Communications' CEO, recently told analysts that the partners might face a "lean" year for the payout. Analysts had surmised that McAdam might use the dividend as leverage for negotiating a buyout of Vodafone's 45% share in the wireless venture. "Despite more contentious commentary from Verizon management [it] just does not appear that withholding Verizon Wireless cash flow from Vodafone is likely to be part of the negotiation," Evercore analyst Jonathan Schildkraut said.

Vodafone chief executive Vittorio Colao responded to a signal issued last month from partner Verizon Communications by saying his company would keep an open mind on changing the nature of their corporate relationship. Verizon chief Lowell McAdam had said his company, which owns 55% of Verizon Wireless, would "love" to finally buy out Vodafone's stake and could afford to do so. Colao offered his thoughts on the partnership and other matters in this interview with The Wall Street Journal.

Of the 650 million homes in the world expected to have broadband access this year, almost 430 million will have a home data network, according to Parks Associates. The market research firm also estimates that U.S. revenue from Internet protocol-connected home service bundles will come in at $780 million this year and $1 billion next year.

Vodafone investors were cheered by statements Monday from Verizon Communications CEO Lowell McAdam that the company had the ability to purchase all of Verizon Wireless after failing in a 2006 attempt to buy the 45% stake owned by the U.K. telecom company. But McAdam also added that Verizon had no plans to do so because the partnership was performing well. "I think [a deal] is feasible. Our wireline business is getting stronger and as that gets stronger, it makes it easier," he said in an interview. However, he said, "I don’t feel compelled to go out and take action to make something happen."